about us

At Peet & Associates, LLC, we specialize in financial investigations.  We are not a firm that tries to meet the needs of all types of investigations as some agencies do. We believe in doing one thing, and doing it well. If your needs do not meet our specialization, we will be glad to refer you to those private investigation agencies that will.
 

We mainly service the Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia area, but we also take cases statewide. For cases in others states, please call us. All initial consultations are free of charge.

James S. Peet, PhD, the principal manager of Peet & Associates, LLC, is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a forensic accountant. He is licensed as a Private Investigator in the State of Washington. He has graduated from two law enforcement academies and served as a federal and local law enforcement officer. James is also a trained accountant.

In addition to his business activities James developed and taught two university courses for City University of Seattle: Organizational and White Collar Crime and Business Crimes Investigation. He is published in the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner's journal Fraud Magazine, and in Working PI Magazine, PI Magazine, Marijuana Venture, and Pacific Maritime Magazine. He has provided Continuing Professional Education (CPE) training on fraud and investigations to CFEs, CPAs, auditors, and Private Investigators, along with Continuing Legal Education (CLE) to Attorneys.

 

• “Investigative Accounting in High Conflict Divorce Cases,” Working PI Magazine, Spring 2024, Vol. 6
• "Forensic Accountants and Fraud Investigations," Pierce County Lawyer, Nov/Dec 2020.
• "Tips to fight fraud: Trust is not a Control," Marijuana Venture, Vol. 5, Issue 7, July 2018
• "Investigating  Fraud in the Marijuana Industry - Staying legal in an otherwise illegal industry," PI Magazine, Vol. 18, Issue 3, June, 2018
• "Identifying Fraud: The First Step to Prevention," Marijuana Venture, Vol. 5, Issue 6, Jun3 2018
• "The Grass Is Not Always Greener," PI Magazine, Issue #149, Jan/Feb 2017
• "Turning on a Dime," Fraud Magazine, Jan/Feb 2015 Issue. Co-authored with Ken Wilson, CFE
• "Private Investigator Licensing Laws for Washington State," The Fraud Examiner, July/Aug 2013 Issue
• "Avoiding Equipment Fraud," Pacific Maritime Magazine, Vol. 30, No. 2, Feb 2013
• "Independent CFEs Need to Check Their Jurisdictions on PI Licensure Laws," Fraud Magazine, Jan/Feb      2012 Issue
• "Keeping Track of the Cards," Pacific Maritime Magazine, Vol.29, No. 12, December, 2011
• "The Importance of Due Diligence," Pacific Maritime Magazine, Vol.29, No. 11, November, 2011
• "Inventory Theft: Prevention and Detection," Pacific Maritime Magazine, Vol.29, No. 10, October 2011
• "Modern  Sea Piracy," Pacific Maritime Magazine, Vol.25, No. 8, August, 2007

 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Pacific Northwest Association of Investigators

Washington Association of Legal Investigators
Pacific Northwest License and Tax Fraud Association